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TechNode Launchpad Contest: Win A Trip to Japan If Your Start-up Has the Best Potential to Expand Outside China

TechNode Launchpad Contest: Win A Trip to Japan If Your Start-up Has the Best Potential to Expand Outside China

[Translate] We are proud to announce yet another awesome prize up for grabs at our TechNode Launchpad event next month. If you don’t already know, TechNode Launchpad is a start-up pitch and demo competition. Today, we have confirmed that Akio Tanaka of Infinity Ventures has generously sponsored a prize for the start-up he selects as...
TechNode Launchpad Contest: Win At Least RMB20K and A Trip to Finland, Home of Angry Birds

TechNode Launchpad Contest: Win At Least RMB20K and A Trip to Finland, Home of Angry Birds

[Translate]   Like TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing Battlefield held in October, TechNode is holding our own Launchpad contest to help start-ups get off to a great start to the year. Launchpad is a investor pitching competition where start-ups can win investment, great prizes and respect. The contest will be held during our China Bang Conference on...
Duanzumi Wins Startup Weekend Beijing

Duanzumi Wins Startup Weekend Beijing

[Translate] Startup Weekend Beijing, organized by Red Pagoda Resources, culminated in the pitch session last night. Held at Holiday Inn Express in Dongzhimen, six teams were given the opportunity to persuade the panel of judges, why they have the most potential. Judges included Robbi Jiang from Blue Run Ventures, Jerry Liang from Gobi, Xiaojun Li...
China Entrepreneurs - Hot Sectors for 2012, January 17th Beijing

China Entrepreneurs – Hot Sectors for 2012, January 17th Beijing

[Translate] We are already well into the new year. Reflecting back on 2011, there were a number of distinct tech trends such as group buying, social e-commerce, online to offline and mobile messaging. So what will be big in 2012? That is the topic of discussion for tomorrow’s China Entrepreneurs “Hot Sectors for 2012″ talk....
Announcing ChinaBangAwards Ceremony, to Reap and Celebrate for a Better China Web

Announcing ChinaBangAwards Ceremony, to Reap and Celebrate for a Better China Web

[Translate] Year-end is always a good time to reap and celebrate as well as to review and reflect, all aiming to shape a better China websphere in the year to come. It’s in 2011, that we’ve seen the proliferation of spontaneous entrepreneurship and innovative thinking in the vast land of China. North to south, cities...
Demo Asia: Pitch Idea and Get Funding, Singapore 29 February – 2 March (TN Discount Available)

Demo Asia: Pitch Idea and Get Funding, Singapore 29 February – 2 March (TN Discount Available)

[Translate] Demo Asia is an event for ambitious tech start-ups to launch their product, showcase it to a captive audience and attract investment. The upcoming inaugural Demo Asia is scheduled to take place in Singapore from 29 Feb – 2 Mar at the Matrix@ Biopolis. At DEMO Asia, a hand-selected group of new products will make its...
Introducing TechNode Launchpad, a Competition for Entrepreneurs to Rule

Introducing TechNode Launchpad, a Competition for Entrepreneurs to Rule

[Translate] With the wide-spread of entrepreneurial spirit and quick-adoption of new technologies, heated China technology sector has been seeing so many new ideas, interesting products and inspiring startups emerging upon the scene probably everyday.  The young who fresh out of school and the elite who have established their position in big corporation; the coders who...
Startup Weekend Beijing: Pitch Your Idea to #1 Laowai in China Internet!

Startup Weekend Beijing: Pitch Your Idea to #1 Laowai in China Internet!

[Translate] It’s known to all that the landscape in China is littered with foreigners who tried to launch Internet businesses here. Very few have succeeded whereas Fritz Demopolous, co-founder and CEO of Qunar is a rare exception. Qunar raised its Series A in 2006 and is currently among the three top travel sites in China. In...
MIT EmTech China Conference, Beijing - Jan 8-9th

MIT EmTech China Conference, Beijing – Jan 8-9th

[Translate] EmTech China spotlights emerging technologies that are changing the face of business and driving the global economy. This two-day summit will bring together business leaders, technologists, and entrepreneurs to discuss the latest innovations in mobile internet, cloud computing, clean energy, biotech and more. The MIT Club of Beijing is pleased to offer a special discounted ticket...
China Entrepreneurs to Launch, Entrepreneur 101 Series in 2012

China Entrepreneurs to Launch, Entrepreneur 101 Series in 2012

[Translate] China Entrepreneurs (CE), is an organization that is built to promote the spirit of entrepreneurship in China.   From January 2012, CE will be launching the Entrepreneur 101 training series in across Beijing and Shanghai. The series will focus on the needs of start-up and growth stage companies, providing forums and seminars to help...
How Does Dr. Weigend, former Chief Scientist of Amazon Perceive the Trend of Big Data

How Does Dr. Weigend, former Chief Scientist of Amazon Perceive the Trend of Big Data

[Translate] I’ve heard more than one source claiming that 2012 will be the “Year of Big Data”, the big buzz word emerged lately in Silicon Valley. Ever since the inception of Web 2.0 and everyone got to partake in the content contribution to the whole Internet, the explosion of data has became some sort of...
China Mobile Worldwide Developer Conference on December 14

China Mobile Worldwide Developer Conference on December 14

[Translate] ZDNet reported that China Mobile will be holding a Worldwide Developers Conference on December 14 and will officially launch a communication platform called “Flying Letters +”. The platform is believed to be part of a internet strategy to integrate more forms of communication such as SNS and instant messaging. The “Fly chat” tools consist...